On this day: April 3

The Pony Express begins, outlaw Jesse James is killed, the convicted Lindbergh baby kidnapper dies in the electric chair, the Unabomber is captured, and Iowa legalizes gay marriage, all on this day.

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2008: ATA Airlines, once one of the 10 largest U.S. passenger airlines and the largest charter airline, ceases all operations a day after filing for bankruptcy for the second time in five years.

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